About ICF

James Doss

Vice President, Solution Architect, Public Sector
James is vice president, senior architect, and management consultant executive for the public sector. He is a digital technology, practice, and approach thought leader, author, speaker, and practitioner. Working with clients as an outcome-driven trusted advisor, he communicates technology and practice options and stakes to business and agency leaders, customers, and end-users to co-create optimal technical and practice solutions.

James Doss is vice president, senior architect, and management consultant executive for the public sector. He brings multiple leading-edge models, approaches, and techniques to bear in the design, repair, and implementation of digital products, digital business, operating and delivery models, Agile architectures, value streams/processes, IT products, digital product/service catalogs, technical solutions, and IT professional services. He is an SME in program design for context-specific operating and delivery models, contract types.

As an industry advisor, he served as the vice chair of the Digital Practitioner Working Group for the Open Group (2018-2021). He has spoken at conferences, on podcasts, and has co-written or edited open digital standards such as the Digital Practitioner Body of Knowledge (2019) and the Open Agile Architecture Standard (2020).

Education
  • B.A., University of Michigan
  • MA, DePaul University
  • 30+ IT and management certifications; highlights include: SAFe 5 Program Consultant (SPC), SAFe 5 DevOps Practitioner (SDP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Technology Business Management Executive (CTBME), Digital Practitioner Foundation, Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Dell-EMC Certified Cloud Architect (DECS-CA), TOGAF 9, ITIL Expert, Certified ServiceNow System Administrator, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, and Oracle Certified Professional (DBA). CISSP (Exam passed, completing endorsement process)

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